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The Journal of Mr Samuel Holmes, Serjeant-Major of the XIth Light Dragoons, During his Attendance, as One of the Guard on Lord Macartney's Embassy to China and Tartary - Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
The Journal of Mr Samuel Holmes, Serjeant-Major of the XIth Light Dragoons, During his Attendance, as One of the Guard on Lord Macartney's Embassy to China and Tartary - Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
Samuel Holmes
This journal by a soldier in the Light Dragoons gives an account of Lord Macartney's failed attempt to set up an embassy in China 1792–1793. The soldier's-eye perspective of eighteenth-century China make this document a valuable historical source on British and Chinese history during this period.
272 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 10, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9781108013789 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 216 × 137 × 19 mm · 352 g |
| Language | English |
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